Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Russian FM says Moscow opts for Turkey over US for dialogue on Syria

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has said cooperation with Turkey over Syria would be "more fruitful" than cooperation with the United States.

"We are in dialogue with regional countries, particularly with Turkey. Dialogue with Ankara would be more successful than inconclusive sessions [we have had] with the U.S.," Lavrov said, according to state-run Anadolu Agency. 

Turkish, Russian foreign ministers to meet in southern Turkey

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will pay a working visit to the southern province of Antalya's Alanya district on Dec. 1 in his first visit after the normalization of Russian-Turkish ties following a crisis after a Russian warplane was shot down on Nov. 24, 2015, for allegedly violating Turkish airspace.

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